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Video: Dominique Strauss Kahn�s accuser speaks out- reported speech activity
Students watch the youtube clip and complete the spaces with a reporting verb of their choice, in the correct tense, and write that or -.
This could be used in tandem with my article about French/American differences in relation to Dominique Strauss Kahn: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=572238#thetop
Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Sports vocabulary gap fill
A gap fill activity for upper intermediate and above students. The subject is the Brazilian football league so might be of interest to those students living in Brazil or with an interest in the Brazilian football league.
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Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Video: �Steve Coogan on media surveillance� - Guardian
Some activities to introduce and use whilst watching the very short interview with Steve Coogan about media surveillance. There is a debate activity too. Link is included on the document, as well as a key.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 34
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Reading: Troy Davis execution and Twitter
A reading activity about the execution of Troy Davis and the protests on Twitter.
This could be used in tandem with my video activity about Troy Davis execution- race vs rights: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=574787#thetop
Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 12
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Changing the subject
A lesson plan for practising changing the subject. The activity includes pair discussions about friendship and a listening.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 3
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Listening: British Council podcast: "Charities"
Instructions:
Listen to the British Council magazine podcast �Charities� and answer the questions below about the charities mentioned.
The podcast is available online or for mp3 download from: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/charities
There is a different task available online.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 21
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Question battle- review of past tense questions
Students work in pairs to make past tense simple questions. Students judge of their partner�s responses are correct. When correct, they write an X to "blast" the square. If not, the square stays blank for their partner to try again.
Try to encourage students to create open questions using How often, how many, when, where, how etc.
Thnanks.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 7
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Yes We Can- Will.I.Am
Song activity with Will.I.Am�s version of Obama�s "Yes, I Am" speech. There are three types of activities and a key on page two.
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Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 13
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Body Language: A Key to Success in the Workplace: Bloomberg Business Weekly
Authentic, unabridged article with pre, while and after reading activities.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 27
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Amy Winehouse: You know I�m no good
Students read the abridged MTV biography about Amy Winehouse and complete the table with the events in her life. They then watch the video of "I�m no good" and complete the words that are in phonetic script.
This song could be used as a lead-in to a discussion about fame, newspapers, celebrities, drugs/alcohol or artists who died too young.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 67
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Adverb position
Powerpoint outlining the rules for adverb position, including when there is more than only adverb in a sentence. Practice included at the end.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 171
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Word formation
This presentation focusses on prefixes and suffixes in general, before looking specifically at forming nouns from verbs and adjectives.
I have included my notes on the presentation.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 39
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Adjectives and adverbs: gradable & ungradable
A powerpoint showing gradabale and ungradable adjectives and the adverbs of degree and intensity that can be combined with them.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 30
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Word formation- prefixes
A powerpoint including an intrdouction to prefixes and suffixes before focussing on prefixes.
Here is a game to practice these prefixes: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=571838#thetop
I created a handout as well, based on the advice here: http://www.onestopenglish.com/support/ask-...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 50
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Adverbs
An overview of adverbs including:
Adverbs modifying advectives, past participles etc.
Adverb formation
Spelling rules
Adverbs and adjectives with same form
Adjectives with an adverb form
Adverbs with two forms
Adverb form in informal English.
Goes well with this game: http://www.onestopeng...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 34
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Introduction to the Passive Voice
An introduction to the passive using celebrities who commit crimes as the context (Hugh Grant and OJ Simpson). The presentation includes notes (quite detailed as I like a script!). Please excuse the references to Brazil, where I teach.
Hope it is helpful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 6
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Adjectives: -ing & -ed
Using love as a context, students explore -ing and -ed adjective forms. There are notes on the PPT slides.
After slide 11 students can work on: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=567555#thetop
On slide 13 there is a link (a MS Word icon) to a document for students to match the diffe...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 45
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Present Time: present simple, present perfect and present continuous review
Updated powerpoint.
Students recall present tenses, then look at the images to write present tense sentences. The notes on the powerpoint include notes as to the usage of the correct tense.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 12
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Idioms with by
A powerpoint to practice the authentic use of idioms with by:
By choice, by heart, by mistake, by ear, by name, by far, by sight, by chance.
The contexts are newspaper and website headlines.
Key:
1. heart
2. name
3. mistake
4. sight
5. chance
6. ear
7. far
8. choice
Thanks.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 22
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Reported speech
A presentation about reported speech including:
- introductory verbs
- tense changes and no tense changes
- pronoun changes
- changes to place and time
- modal verbs
- reported questions
- indirect commands & requests & suggestions
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Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 9
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